Cybersecurity Policy (Minor)

Cybersecurity Policy (Minor)
corporate security minor

What is cybersecurity policy?

The demand for master’s-level cybersecurity and risk management professionals is on the rise in the U.S. and globally. The cybersecurity policy minor introduces students to the fundamentals of cybersecurity, risk management, critical infrastructure security and resilience. You’ll learn the foundations of cybersecurity policies and processes that are needed for resilient, secure and successful organizations in any industry. 

Why study cybersecurity policy at UNH?

Available to both Manchester and Durham students, the minor in cybersecurity policy at UNH introduces students to the basics of cybersecurity as well as to societal and business mandates for incorporating cybersecurity into an organization’s policies and governance structures. You’ll study techniques for communicating about cybersecurity and explore solutions for sustaining cybersecurity within a variety of organizations. 

Contact

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Phone: (603) 641-4157
Office: Department of Security Studies, 88 Commercial Street, RM 314, Manchester, NH 03101

Curriculum & Requirements

The Minor in Cybersecurity Policy introduces students to the basics of cybersecurity, as well as to societal and business mandates for incorporating cybersecurity into an organization’s policies and governance structures. We study techniques for communicating about cybersecurity, and we explore solutions for sustaining cybersecurity within a variety of organizations.

This minor is available to both UNH Durham and Manchester students. Students must be accepted into a participating accelerated master’s program to complete this minor.

Some courses may be taken at any time, but other courses may be taken only after a student is accepted into one of the participating accelerated master’s programs, which currently include:

•  Master of Science in Cybersecurity Policy and Risk Management (MS CPRM)
•  Master in Public Policy (MPP)
•  Master of Public Administration (MPA)

 For more information, contact Professor Maeve Dion, minor coordinator.

Some courses may be taken at any time, but other courses may be taken only after a student is accepted into one of the participating accelerated master’s programs.

The minor requires at least five courses, and all courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C- and an overall GPA of 2.0. (Note that you may need higher minimum grades and GPA for these courses to count toward your undergraduate major or your master’s degree.)

No more than two courses used to satisfy undergraduate major requirements may be used for the minor.

If a student is enrolled in both sections of a dual-listed course, only one will be counted toward the courses needed to achieve the minor.IMPORTANT: Pursuant to Graduate School policy for accelerated master’s, students must complete 90 credits before taking 800-level courses (thus, you may apply to the accelerated master’s program in your junior year, and once admitted, you would take the 800-level courses in your senior year). Read more about accelerated master’s programs here: https://gradschool.unh.edu/academics/accelerated-masters-program.

Core Courses (Required)
HLS 455Introduction to Cybersecurity4
or CS 527 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
CPRM 810Foundations of Cybersecurity Policy3
Electives: Select at least three courses from the following 19-12
CMN 456
Propaganda and Persuasion
CPRM 820
Policy Development and Communication
CPRM 830
Security Measures I
CPRM 840
Cybersecurity Standards, Regulations, and Laws
CPRM 850
Security Measures II
CPRM 890
Organizations, Change Management, and Leadership
or PA 709/809
Organization and Management in Public and Nonprofit Sectors
or PA 812
Leadership Theory and Practice
or PA 718/818
Nonprofit Management
HLS 515
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
or PA 700/800
Foundations and Theories of Public Administration
IT 666
Cybersecurity Practices
PPOL 706/806
Fundamentals of Policy Analysis
PPOL 810
Policy Across Borders
PPOL 722/822
Media Strategy and Communication
Total Credits16-19
1

An unlisted elective may only be included with prior approval from the minor coordinator.